In-Depth Review of The Princeton Review’s MCAT ‘Ultimate Classroom’ Prep Course (2016)

AN IN-DEPTH PREP COURSE LOOK

NOTE:  IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN AN ON-DEMAND COURSE, THIS REVIEW IS APPLICABLE TO YOU IN ADDITION TO THE PEOPLE LOOKING FOR A LIVE COURSE!  WE DO TAKE AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE ONLINE FEATURES, WHICH IS A HUGE COMPONENT OF BOTH OPTIONS!

If you’re like most people, then you’re trying to figure which MCAT prep course is going to fit your learning needs.  The best thing about The Princeton Review’s MCAT prep is that it goes above and beyond when it comes to content and practice exams.  They reach a level of depth that is argued to be the best in the market.  THAT’S HUGE!  When you finish a prep course and go to take your MCAT, you want to feel like you’ve been taking practice swings with 3 bats and now on game day (i.e. exam day), you’re swinging with 1 bat, which is much lighter.  If you put the appropriate time in, this is the feeling you should get with a Princeton Review MCAT prep course.

Below, we’re going to quickly show you highlights from The Princeton Review’s actual MCAT prep course.  Overall, you should feel EXTREMELY comfortable with a Princeton Review MCAT Prep purchase.

When you make a big prep course purchase, making sure the design elements fit your expectations is critical.  After all, this is the platform you’ll be spending A LOT of time with and you need to be happy with the overall design of the course.

Below is a snapshot of The Princeton Review’s MCAT online dashboard. There is definitely something to be said for the clean simplicity of their design.  You’re not being bombarded with a bunch of crap that’s not needed.  When you’re trying to keep stress levels low, you will appreciate this clean and simple design layout!

Aside from ensuring the prep course is strong from a content perspective, which we’ve already concluded above that The Princeton Review is, the diagnostic capabilities are one of the next most important things.  Now, we wouldn’t recommend selecting all answer A’s like we did for purposes of this quick review.  If you do, then you’ll get results similar to ours below 🙂 .  None-the-less, you can see how you have the option to ‘show by’ either question or category.  You’re looking at the show by category view, and you can clearly see how the questions are nicely grouped in areas of study.  This way, you can get a high level view of how you’re performing in each individual category.  This is HUGE, because the majority of your studying leading up to your final review should focus on areas other than your major strengths.  This question set analysis view allows you to EASILY identify strengths and weaknesses.

You’re probably like all of us and when you get a question wrong, you want a DETAILED EXPLANATION.  Good, because with The Princeton Review that is what you’re going to get.  There isn’t much more to say about this except for the fact that it’s a MAJOR benefit of The Princeton Review MCAT Prep courses!

Below is a snapshot of an example explanation taken from their actual course.

The great news for you is that The Princeton Review MCAT courses come in three different packages!  If you’re a self-starter, then you’ll love the self-paced course.  However, if you’re the type that likes and/or needs instructors, then the live ultimate classroom course is for you!  You can choose between either a live online or in-person version.

In addition to the product information in the product card above, here are a few more most knows…

Diagnostic Exams

Diagnostic exams provided in advance of each class and all AAMC materials as they are released.

Access to Course Content

Access to online content begins on date of course purchase and lasts 270 days.

Including

123 hours of recorded instruction, including 21 hours of Critical Analysis and Reasoning (CARS) and 18 hours of Psychology and Sociology

257+ hours of online resources, including thousands of practice questions

Amplifire™, an exclusive tool leveraging state-of-the-art brain research on the biochemical process underlying memory to help you quickly learn science concepts

Interactive personalized dashboard that takes the guess work out of what, why and when to study

Brush up on any topic with 500+ hours of on-demand MedFlix videos

In addition to the product information in the product card above, here are a few more most knows…

Class Size

12+

Including

Better score guarantee

123 hours of live instruction, including 21 hours of Critical Analysis and Reasoning (CARS) and 18 hours of Psychology and Sociology coaching

625+ total hours of online resources, including thousands of practice questions

Amplifire™, an exclusive tool leveraging state-of-the-art brain research on the biochemical process underlying memory to help you quickly learn science concepts

Interactive personalized dashboard that takes the guess work out of what, why and when to study

MedFlix—your go-to resource for MCAT content review. Review the topics you need and skip the ones you don’t with 500+ on-demandMedFlix videos

In addition to the product information in the product card above, here are a few more most knows…

Including

Money-back guarantee

123 hours of live instruction, including 21 hours of Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS) and 21 hours of Psychology and Sociology coaching

650+ hours of online resources, including thousands of practice questions

Amplifire™, an exclusive tool leveraging state-of-the-art brain research on the biochemical process underlying memory to help you quickly learn science concepts

Interactive personalized dashboard that takes the guess work out of what, why and when to study

Thoroughness – The Princeton Review MCAT courses go in great depth and should serve you well!

Price – The Princeton Review is extremely competitive with other test prep companies their size within the industry.

Promise – The Princeton Review also stands by their products and offers the Princeton Review promise.  For details on their promise, please click below to read our full review.

Convenience – Being the large company that Princeton Review is, they have a vast amount of classroom locations.  With that being said, you should be able to find a classroom location within a reasonable distance to your home.

Large Company – The Princeton Review is another company that has been plagued with a reputation of being too large and not focusing all their attention on one test.  DON’T WORRY ABOUT THIS TOUGH!  You might read other places that this is an issue, but IT’S NOT. The MCAT courses are some of their flagship courses, and there is a significant focus on the success of this testing segment within The Princeton Review.